Flex Diet Podcast

Episode 140: 3 Common Health Procedures You Need To Know About with Dr Chris Morrissey


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  • Dr Chris' background
  • The top health preventive items
  • Why most docs don't talk about longevity markers, such as muscle mass, aerobic exercise and grip strength
  • How med school is really set up (newsflash - minimal work on nutrition)
  • How docs can get more training on exercise and nutrition
  • CPAP, sleep, teeth,  and cranial structure
  • Who should you seek out for true preventive health?
  • Best decisions, but on limited data- all the time
  • Variation between you vs the next person (similar but different)
  • Visceral hands-on work
  • Colonoscopy
    • how often is it recommended?
    • risks?
    • when to get tested (could be as early as 30 years old)
    • what the prep is like now (PEG vs mag citrate)
  • Gallbladder
    • what it is
    • potential causes
    • pain is not local
    • what is commonly done
    • gallstones
    • gallbladder removal
    • other medical procedures
    • should you avoid higher fat diets
  • Gastric Ulcers
    • what are they
    • who is at risk?
    • H pylori  (see below)
    • drop in blood flow with longer endurance exercise
    • what is a PPI (proton pump inhibitor)
    • long term ideas for PPIs
  • Lifestyle vs drugs/pharmacology
  • When should you get bloodwork?  How often?
  • What is the PRAL score?
  • The minimal dose of exercise/movement
  • Find Dr Chris Morrissey:
  • H pylori follow up (Source)
    • "They discovered that peptic ulcers were due to Helicobacter pylori, not stress as previously thought. In 1984 Marshall did the ultimate test by infecting himself with the bacteria, developing the symptoms of the disease and then successfully treating himself with antibiotics."

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